Max Flow Rate For Co2 Reactor

[silvery37]

I am trying to plan out my next tank and need some help. I am going to get a 180 gallon tank with a wet/dry filter. The filter has two outputs that each go to a pump and back to independent pre filters in the tank. I want to put a CO2 reactor on one of the outputs from the filter that returns the water to the tank. The returns have 3/4 inch tubing so I will have to build my own reactor but that won't be a problem. My question is the pump flows at 960 gph, is this going to be too much water flowing through the reactor? The reactor will resemble an aquamedic 1000 reactor ( http/aquarium-supply.biz/products/aquamedic_reactor.jpg ) This reactor recommends a min flow of 250 gph but also mentions a bypass if the flow is too high but does not give a max flow rate.

 

[Underwurlde]

Why are you trying to do this? I think I'm having a thick moment (read 'life') here, but I think I've missed something...

Andy

 

[silvery37]

Why wouldn't I want to do that? It saves me from having an additional pump just for the CO2 reactor and it keeps the CO2 system completely out of the tank and in the cabinet. After thinking about it some more I think the easiest way to add the reactor is to place it in a bypass on one of the return lines and add a ball valve on the main return line. With the ball valve I could slow the main return which would force more water through the reactor. This would allow me to regulate the flow through the reactor but still have it as part of the return system for the tank.

 

[donkey]

Hi silvery37
thats the way i have mine set up. the pump in my sump is 1700L and before the water returns back to the tank it runs in to my co2 reactor. the force of the pump smashes all the co2 up before it goes back to the tank. works great